Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 7:00 a.m. in "The City."

The current temperature is 20° under snowy-skies. Today's high is forecast to reach 21° under skies that have a 40% chance of yielding snow showers until 12:00 p.m. Therefore, there is a Winter Weather Advisory in effect with accumulations of up to two inches possible.

Windy conditions, with wind speeds possibly reaching 30 knots and wave heights of six to nine feet are possible, which has necessitated yet another Small Craft Advisory in effect for the "Big Lake" until 11:00 p.m. tonight.

Of course, the windy conditions will necessitate still another Lakeshore Flood Advisory with a chance for minor flooding and minor beach erosion.

The sun will rise today @ 8:11 a.m. and set later @ 5:11 p.m.

Not much was happening yesterday. We traveled to my orthopedist appointment for a final look-see at my left shoulder and I was pronounced good to go. I've now run out of shoulders in need of repair. Since we were out, we took my camera and my new monopod along to get some pix of the "Big Lake" and nearby Spring Lake and its associated bayous. By the by, I really like my monopod. It allows me to more steadily hold the camera, both in and out of the car.

At any rate, as is often the case, we were a bit early. Lake Michigan was relatively calm yesterday. It made for a different kind of pic than will be available today. Still, I did get some nice shots of our lighthouses, the lake itself, our own power plant, and the adjacent Grand Haven State Park from the Grand Haven City Beach.  Don't forget, any pic that catches your eye can be enlarged simply by clicking on the image.

The coal supply will be gone by late next month or early February and then the plant will be shuttered and ultimately razed.

This was a nice way to capture the outer lighthouse.

The inner lighthouse.

Both with light waves crashing on the shore.

A pavilion in the closed for the season state park.

Since we were out and Mary was driving, I asked to be taken to Spring Lake for some pix of the Bald Eagles that are often seen there. But, like is all too often the case, all I got was this solitary crow in a tree.

A nice pic, but not an eagle.

As Mary drove I was snapping happily away, taking whatever caught my eye. I'll include some of what we saw/photographed in no particular order.

Yes, we did.

The lake is trying to reclaim the land in Mill Point Park as you enter Spring Lake.

Fortunately, there was more road to the left.

Which led to this unused small playground.

No doubt, as any other choice would require an Amphicar™.

Trees add interest, don't you think?

Near the intersection of Book Rd. and 144th Ave. is this old barn.

Construction continues apace along the shores of Spring Lake itself.

That's the cooling tower of the GH Municipal Power Plant as seen from the shores of Spring Lake.

As we were headed towards home, this old farm truck caught my eye.

It was gnarly as you can imagine, but it was still running down the road. Year Adam?

A solitary birdhouse sits at the shoreline by this submerged pier.

I took a lot of pix, some that came out blurry and for which I have no explanation. I guess I have a lot to learn.

Today, we have to go to Muskegon to visit the orthopedist's office there for another in the series of injections that keeps me mobile. The injections are good for about four-months of pain-free ambulation. That should be about it for today. Ciao.